Bits of Polish

(as well as one H)

The six interrogative adverbs who, what, when, where, why and how are crucial for asking questions. Their Polish equivalents might not be easy to learn since, unlike in English, they don’t even start with the same letter – but on the other hand, they’re very common, so you shouldn’t have problems getting used to them. They’re small, useful words, so go through this list and check if you know them all:

Kto – Who?
Kto to jest?
Who’s this?
Kto to powiedział?
Who said this?
Kto napisał ten artykuł?
Who wrote this article?

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Adverbs are those handy little words you can use to give details about how something is done – in what manner, how long, etc. They’re pretty easy to use since, unlike almost everything else in Polish, they don’t inflect. Today we’ll look at some of the answers that answer questions: when? and how often?

Kiedy? When?

dawno – for a long time ago, for ages
Dawno się nie widzieliśmy!
We haven’t seen each other for ages!

dzisiaj – today
Dzisiaj muszę wykąpać kota.
I have to bathe the cat today.

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